Synonyms of lamebrain

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noun

ˈlām-ˌbrān 

as in idiot

a stupid person

who's the lamebrain who put an empty coffee carafe back on a hot burner?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idiot
• moron
• stupid
• lunatic
• dummy
• prat
• loser
• numbskull
• know-nothing
• imbecile
• dullard
• ignoramus
• mutt
• dunderhead
• fool
• bonehead
• dimwit
• dolt
• simpleton
• lunkhead
• chucklehead
• cretin
• dumbhead
• knucklehead
• natural
• jackass
• blockhead
• donkey
• bubblehead
• numskull
• dunce
• pinhead
• hardhead
• goof
• stupe
• doofus
• dummkopf
• ninny
• airhead
• dope
• goon
• loon
• nitwit
• dum-dum
• dumb cluck
• schnook
• yahoo
• nincompoop
• nimrod
• chowderhead
• turkey
• dork
• oaf
• jerk
• cluck
• golem
• birdbrain
• clown
• clunk
• deadhead
• meathead
• half-wit
• noddy
• dodo
• hammerhead
• schlub
• shlub
• fathead
• ninnyhammer
• dip
• gander
• ratbag
• woodenhead
• noodle
• dumbbell
• loggerhead
• thickhead
• goose
• lump
• villain
• cuddy
• loony
• cuddie
• clodpole
• buffoon
• stock
• dim bulb
• saphead
• mome
• nit
• skunk
• clodpoll
• zany
• clot
• madman
• booby
• yo-yo
• creep
• nut
• mug
• scatterbrain
• snake
• boor
• gawk
• cur
• featherbrain
• heel
• stinker
• beast
• cad
• churl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• genius
• intellect
• intellectual
• sage
• thinker
• whiz
• wizard
• polymath
• Renaissance man
• sharpie
• sharpy

lamebrain

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adjective

variants or lamebrained

as in stupid

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily

he offended a number of people with that insensitive, lamebrain comment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stupid
• dumb
• simple
• ignorant
• doltish
• idiotic
• dopey
• fatuous
• brain-dead
• foolish
• absurd
• silly
• soft
• dense
• vacuous
• bonehead
• boneheaded
• opaque
• obtuse
• witless
• mindless
• slow
• thickheaded
• brainless
• unintelligent
• weak-minded
• dull
• oafish
• thick
• senseless
• moronic
• dorky
• irrational
• dim-witted
• dopy
• pinheaded
• dunderheaded
• gormless
• softheaded
• dim
• empty-headed
• half-witted
• knuckleheaded
• thick-witted
• lunkheaded
• chuckleheaded
• bubbleheaded
• slow-witted
• unsmart
• airheaded
• birdbrained
• idiotical
• cretinous
• imbecile
• feebleminded
• imbecilic
• lunatic
• mad
• unreasonable
• simpleminded
• uninformed
• asinine
• uneducated
• looney
• lowbrow
• nonsensical
• insane
• unintellectual
• illiterate
• loony
• unthinking
• preposterous
• zany
• whacky
• nutty
• harebrained
• daft
• illogical
• wacky
• fool
• crazy
• daffy
• dippy
• untaught
• screwball
• sappy
• kooky
• unwise
• fallacious
• crackpot
• invalid
• cuckoo
• cockeyed
• dotty
• half-baked
• boobish
• tomfool
• balmy
• kookie
• featherheaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brilliant
• clever
• intelligent
• quick
• smart
• apt
• ingenious
• bright
• sharp
• fast
• thinking
• keen
• resourceful
• acute
• wise
• intellectual
• nimble
• cerebral
• astute
• perceptive
• savvy
• knowing
• brainy
• sagacious
• insightful
• keen
• erudite
• knowledgeable
• sage
• ultrasmart
• literate
• quick-witted
• supersmart
• learned
• discerning
• informed
• skilled
• perspicacious
• sharp-witted
• scholarly
• educated
• hyperintelligent
• shrewd
• cunning
• wily
• reasonable
• crafty
• sensible
• trained
• highbrow
• sound
• logical
• valid
• sane
• sapient
• rational
• prudent
• judicious
• percipient
• well-read
• foxy
• schooled

Examples of lamebrain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The Futurists, led by Filippo Marinetti, spent a lot of time publishing lamebrain manifestos about the need to sweep away existing society, if necessary by war. —Barton Swaim, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2022

But there's finally a collection of lamebrains that lack more common sense than the NCAA. —Ron Higgins, NOLA.com, 23 Aug. 2017